William Ashurst
William Ashurst | ||
Personnel | ||
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Surname | William Edward Ashurst | |
birthday | January 24, 1896 | |
place of birth | Wigan , England | |
date of death | May 1, 1956 | |
Place of death | Weysham near Kirkham , England | |
position | Center Forward | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
Ince Labor Club | ||
1921-1922 | Wigan Borough | 5 (0) |
1922–? | Burscough Rangers | |
1 Only league games are given. |
William Edward Ashurst (born January 24, 1896 in Wigan , † May 1, 1956 in Weysham near Kirkham ) was an English football player .
Career
Ashurst came in December 1921 as an amateur to club Wigan Borough , playing in the Football League Third Division North , and was "responsible for a few goals" in a friendly against the third team from Manchester City . In February 1922 he rose to the professional and came in March 1922 in two league games as a replacement for William Rigby in the center forward position for use. In mid-April, three more games followed in four days as a left half-forward , only in the fifth and last outing against AFC Wrexham managed to win a point with a 2-1 win.
At the end of the season Ashurst moved on to the Burscough Rangers, at the end of 1925 he may move to Chorley FC .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Garth Dykes: Wigan Borough in the Football League: A Complete Record and Who's Who 1921-1931 . SoccerData, Nottingham 2011, ISBN 978-1-905891-53-5 , pp. 14 .
- ↑ WIGAN'S FRIENDLY AFFAIR. . In: Liverpool Echo , December 10, 1921, p. 6. (link with costs)
- ↑ CHORLEY & BURSCOUGH REPLAY. . In: Lancashire Evening Post , December 31, 1925, p. 7. (paid link)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ashurst, William |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ashurst, William Edward (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1896 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wigan |
DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1956 |
Place of death | Weysham at Kirkham |